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Home My Public Portal About2022-07-07 minutesMINUTES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION July 7, 2022 VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT Cole County: Shannon Kliethermes Matt Prenger (via Webex) Jefferson City: Sonny Sanders, Chairman David Bange, Vice Chairman Eric Barron Mark Mehmert Britt Smith MoDOT: Mike Henderson Steve Engelbrecht Daniel Roeger Private Transportation: Joe Scheppers Wardsville: Paul Stonner VOTING MEMBERS ABSENT Paul Winkelmann, Callaway County Mark Tate, Holts Summit JJ Gates, Jefferson City Matt Morasch, Jefferson City Kevin Schwartz, Pedestrian/Bike Interest EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT Jason Branstetter, Heartland Port Authority EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT Brad McMahon, Federal Highway Administration Eva Steinman, Federal Transit Administration STAFF PRESENT (Non-Voting) Katrina Williams, Planner Lisa Dittmer, Administrative Assistant GUESTS PRESENT Kim Tipton and Randy Aulbur, MoDOT 1. Call to order, roll call, and determination of a quorum Mr. Sanders called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m. and asked Ms. Dittmer to call roll. A quorum of 10 voting members or their designee was present. Mr. Roeger introduced himself as the new area engineer for MoDOT. Mr. Smith and Mr. Bange arrived late, but were present for voting, making the total number of voting members 12. 2. Public comment None Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Committee July 7, 2022 Page 2 3. Adoption of the agenda as printed or amended Mr. Mehmert moved and Mr. Kliethermes seconded to approve the agenda as printed. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of April 7, 2022 Mr. Mehmert moved and Mr. Henderson seconded to approve the minutes from the meeting of April 7, 2022 as written. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Communications Received Three communications were received. Ms. Williams discussed with the committee an e-mail received from Doug Reece, St. Martins City Administrator and CAMPO board member, stating his support for applying for the Safe Streets for All Grant. Letters were received from ONE DOT approving the CAMPO FY2023 Unified Planning Work Program and the CAMPO FY 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program and Annual Self Certification (TIP). No action necessary per Mr. Barron. 6. Old Business No old business 7. New Business A. Illustrative List Priorities Mr. Barron discussed the Illustrative List Projects to review by the Technical Committee and Board. Staff likes to have the committee review the list annually if possible. The Illustrative List of Road and Bridge Projects were last reviewed by the Board of Directors in January 2021. The multimodal list of projects was last reviewed by the Board of Directors at their July 2021 meeting, both after review and recommendation by the Technical Committee. Staff recommends the addition of the Transload Facility (proposed within the Algoa Industrial Park) to the list of Multimodal Needs. Mr. Smith made a motion to approve City Staff recommendations and forward the Illustrative list, with recommended changes, to the Board of Directors for review. Mr. Mehmert seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. MoDOT Unfunded Needs Mr. Barron discussed transportation project priorities to be submitted to MoDOT in the upcoming Unfunded Needs planning process. Staff recommends forwarding the list, with any additions, deletions, or commentary, to the Board of Directors for final review. Tabling the discussion for additional review and consideration until the August meeting may also be appropriate. After a discussion, Mr. Smith made a motion to table this until the next meeting, to obtain more information on #11 on the Multimodal Project list, Transload Facility at Algoa Industrial Park. Mr. Henderson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Other Business A. Capital Area Active Transportation Plan- Ms. Williams stated the contract was signed in May, staff has met with consultants virtually to get the process started. The consultants are working on agreements with their subcontractor Laneshift. This plan is an update to the existing Capital Area Pedestrian Area Bicycle Plan which was completed in 2016. This plan will also be replacing the Jefferson City Greenway Plan, the Jefferson City Sidewalk Plan, Holts Summit Bike/Ped Plan, and the existing CAMPO Bike/Ped Plan. The plan will also incorporate other local/regional plans and transit plans that have been completed in the last 5-10 years. Ms. Williams discussed the project goals and projected schedule Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Committee July 7, 2022 Page 3 for the plan. Ms. Williams stated there will be a Steering Committee/Community Bike Ride on July 28th. B. Safety Action Plan Grant Opportunity-USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Ms. Williams discussed the grant funding opportunity SS4A thru USDOT, which looks at safety planning and reducing/eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries. This was discussed with the CAMPO Board of Directors in May, several members recommended staff research this more and potentially apply. Ms. Williams has been looking into this further and plans to begin the application process soon. Technical questions are due August 15, 2022. Applications are due September 15, 2022 and require a 20% local match. Ms. Williams plans to bring more information to the next meeting for the committee to discuss. C. Status of Current Work Tasks- • FY2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) amendment/modification UPWP was adopted by the Board of Directors in May 2022. Since May, Jefferson City’s City Council has been discussing increasing employee salaries, which could impact the CAMPO budget and the FY2023 UPWP. Staff will provide an update if and when a modification or amendment may be needed in the future. • 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Staff has been notified that an amendment is pending for August. • JEFFTRAN Transit Facility Feasibility Study A final document has been completed and in under review by Federal Transit Administration and Jefferson City Public Works Staff. An updated presentation will be given to the Technical Committee at a future meeting. • GIS Assistance Staff continues to provide technical assistance regarding GIS data and mapping to member jurisdictions for various projects. • Capital Area Active Plan – discussed earlier in the meeting • SS4A (Safety Action Plan) Grant Application -discussed earlier in the meeting • BRO Funding Rankings Applications are due July 22nd, rankings may occur in August. Ms. Williams included a flyer in the packet that shows the changes to the BRO program. • TAP Funding Rankings Applications are due July 15th, rankings may occur in August. Four applications are anticipated within the CAMPO region. D. Member Updates- MoDOT --Mr. Henderson had nothing to announce. --Mr. Lynch had nothing to add. --Mr. Englebrecht had nothing to add. --Mr. Roeger had nothing to add. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Committee July 7, 2022 Page 4 --Ms. Tipton advised with the new BRO Funding, city owned bridges can now be submitted, applications are due July 22. --Mr. Aulbur advised the FY23-27 STIP was approved by the commission yesterday, July 6th. For the BRO funding, there will be regional bridge committees, MoDOT recommends a committee member and a CAMPO staff member be available to attend committee meetings. Mr. Prenger with Cole County and Ms. Williams will work with the regional bridge committee, pending approval by the Chairman Ron Fitzwater of the CAMPO Board of Directors. Cole County --Mr. Kliethermes had nothing to add. --Mr. Prenger advised Cole County is applying for BRO Funding for the Tanner Bridge Road Bridge Replacement. Jefferson City --Mr. Gates was not present. --Mr. Mehmert had nothing to add. --Mr. Bange had nothing to add. --Mr. Smith had nothing to add. --Mr. Barron had nothing to add. --Mr. Sanders had nothing to announce. --Mr. Morasch was not present. Holt Summit --Mr. Tate was not present. Private Interest -- Mr. Scheppers had nothing to add Bike/Ped Interest --Mr. Schwarz was not present. Heartland Port Authority --Jason Branstetter, Operations Manager for Capital Sand Company and board member for Heartland Port Authority, discussed the current status of the port. In 2021, the group evaluated three different sites as potential port sites. Possible challenges with these locations have led the group to look at two more possible sites: Cole Junction Bottom and the Callaway County bottom from old Renn’s Prison Farm on Hwy 63 going west near the ball fields. The consultant is currently looking at both sites and will have a report back soon. 8. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Boone/Bancroft Room #200. 9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 11:35 Respectfully submitted, Lisa Dittmer, Administrative Assistant